Living a lie and "passing" as an "upper" caste Hindu opened doors, Yashica Dutt discovered growing up in her native India. The author of 'Coming Out as Dalit' belongs to the community long-maligned as "untouchable."
When Dutt was a kid, her family pretended to be rich so no one would suspect their caste identity. In her memoir, she talks of her struggles and her decision to publicly declare she is a Dalit.
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